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13 Cards in this Set
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Sacco and Vanzetti
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both were immigrant and anarchist executed for a 1920 murder at a Massachusetts factory, though believed to be innocent by many
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Assembly line
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a line of workers each with a part to do making a final product to increase production
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general strike
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a strike in which many unions participate in order to show worker unity
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uniformity of Product
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making large numbers of identical products in an identical way
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red scare
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fear of communism, socialism, or other so called extream ideas.
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jazz age
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term for the 1920's a period marked by the great popularity of jazz music, which was linked to changes in manners, morals and fashions
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Nativism
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Practice of favoring native born citizens over immigrants
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Flapper
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A type of young women having a straight, slim silhouette and a foundness for dancing and brash actions; a symbol of the jazz age
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Warren G. Harding
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Twenty-ninth President of the United States, 1921-1923; presided overa short administation marked by corruption
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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aviator who became an international hero when he made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927
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Marcus Garvey
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African American leader from 1919 to 1926 who urged African Americans to return to "motherland" of Africa;provided early insperation for "black pride" movements
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Harlem Renaissance
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period in the early 1900's during which the literary, musical, and artistic expression of African Americans blossomed in Harlem
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Calvin Coolidge
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thirtith president of the United States, 1923-1929; promoted big business and opposed social aid
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